COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA, OR SUPERFUND)
This act provides federal funds to help restore land abundant of abandoned or out of control harzardous waste.
This harzadous waste sites include spills, accidents, and other ways of releasing pollution into the environment.
After the establishment of the CERCLA, the EPA was then able to find the organizations or people responsible for the pollutants and then assure there accomadations in cleaning up.
If the organizations cannot be located, the EPA cleans up the pollution sites.
In 1986, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) reassigned the authority of cleaning up the activities around the United States back to the CERCLA.
Computers on Side of Road in India
Archambault, Christophe. To Go with India-Environment-Electronics-Pollution in this. Photograph. 2007. Getty Images. 13 May 2007. eLibrary Curriculum Edition. ProQuest. Hempfield High School Lib., Landisville, PA. 20 May
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Archambault, Christophe. To Go with India-Environment-Electronics-Pollution in
this. Photograph. 2007. Getty Images. 13 May 2007. eLibrary Curriculum
Edition. ProQuest. Hempfield High School Lib., Landisville, PA. 20 May
2008 <http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/ce>.